(the) less...the more

(the) less...the more
the less...the less/more/ phrase
used for saying that when a particular activity, feeling etc is reduced, it causes something else to change at the same time

Sometimes it seems like the less I do, the more tired I feel.

Thesaurus: words used to describe increases and decreaseshyponym to increase, or to increase somethingsynonym
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